October 15,2014, General Santos City-National Nutrition Council XII conducted the Nutrition Program Management Training at Tierra Montana Hotel, General Santos City last October 6-10, 2014. There were 22 participants who actively and cooperatively joined the said training composed of City/Municipal Nutrition Action Officers, Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator, Midwives, Nurses, Representative from the Academe and 3 NNC XII staff.

The five-day live in training was conducted to boost and develop more the ability of local nutrition workers on how to have an effective and efficient planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation as well as sustaining the nutrition programs in the context of the overall local governance and development system.

The participants went through the 4 Phases of the Nutrition Program Management in which they found as a useful tool for LGUs in solving malnutrition and hunger within the context of local governance and development if realized and fulfilled. Participants who were first timers in the training and new to the field of Public Health and Nutrition Management were astonished with the topics and discussions but claimed to have plenty of new knowledge and learning from the activities and exercises.

The training wouldn’t throve without the presence and the shared thoughts and information of the facilitators namely, Ms. Gladys Mae S. Fernandez, NO III of NNC XII, Ms. Leila S. Moscoso, Department Chairperson of USM-CHEFS, Ms. Maria Ana D. Uy, PNAO of South Cotabato and Ms. Raquel B. Buere, CNPC of Naga City.

Participants expressed positive reception and improvement of their knowledge, skills and values on managing their local nutrition programs. As an output, participants submitted a draft of a three-year Local Nutrition Action Plan (LNAP) 2014-2016 and a re-entry plan. The training ended successfully and bountifully.